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Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)
Circulars

Updated Guidelines for Outdoor Refreshment Areas (ORAs) at Singapore River Promenade for Robertson Quay and Clarke Quay

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Development Control

Urban Planning and Design

3 April 2023

Circular No : URA/PB/2023/05-CUDG

Our Ref : DC/ADMIN/CIRCULAR/PB_23

CIRCULAR TO PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES

Who Should Know:
Developers, building owners, architects and business owners

Effective Date:
With immediate effect

Annex A of this circular supersedes Annex A (Guidelines for Outdoor Refreshment Area (ORA) along Singapore River) under the Singapore River Urban Design Guidelines & Plans outlined in Circular No: URA/PB/2019/18-CUDG dated 27 November 2019 on “Updated Urban Design Guidelines and Plans for Urban Design Areas”.

  1. This circular is to inform the industry and business owners at Singapore River (Robertson Quay and Clarke Quay) of the updated guidelines for Outdoor Refreshment Areas (see Annex A [PDF, 5.8 MB] (opens in new tab)).

  2. URA makes periodic review of our guidelines to ensure their relevance. The latest review was carried out following the completion of the Singapore River segment of the Round-Island-Route (RIR) and other improvements along the river promenade as part of adjacent redevelopments.

  3.  The guidelines for the ORAs at Robertson Quay and Clarke Quay were reviewed with a view to ensure public safety and enhance the community’s experience along Singapore River.

Details of Guidelines

  1. The key updates to the guidelines are summarised as follows:
    a. Changes to the allowable extents for ORAs on State Land to account for RIR boundaries and improvements to the promenade as part of adjacent redevelopments (see Appendix A-1 – A-4 [PDF, 3.6 MB] (opens in new tab)); andb. Mandating vertical boundary markers for ORAs along the RIR; (see Annex A [PDF, 5.8 MB] (opens in new tab) and Appendix A-5 – A-7 [PDF, 1.8 MB] (opens in new tab))

Implementation

  1. The guidelines will apply to relevant applications for ORA submitted to URA on or after 03 April 2023.

  2. I would appreciate it if you could convey the contents of this circular to the relevant members of your respective organisations. You are advised to refer to the Development Control Handbooks and URA’s website for updated guidelines instead of referring to past circulars.

  3. For other information on the master plan, urban design guidelines, private property use and approval, car park locations and availability, private residential property transactions, and conservation areas and buildings, use URA SPACE (opens in new tab) (Service Portal and Community e-Services). This is an online portal packed with useful data and visualisation to help building professionals, business operators and the general public in their decision-making. It consolidates detailed information on land use and private property into a one-stop platform presented on geospatial maps. For feedback or enquiries, please email (opens in new tab) us.

Thank You.

FUN SIEW LENG (MS)
CHIEF URBAN DESIGNER
(COVERING FOR GROUP DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION & URBAN DESIGN)
for CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY